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Geek Culture / rude n00bs... now I know better :p

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Hawkeye
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 07:19
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Newbies these days...

read this:
http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=38368&b=7

I was nice and spent a good 30 mins to an hour and typed up a tutorial for this guy. And what do I get?
Quote: " QUOTATION: "data/mybitmap.bmp"
Ok i figured out that my bitmap is a none existent object and I shouldnt use it but what the heck is this data crap, WHAT DATA? WHERE DATA? HOW DATA? . Your making me feel like an so stop it! Please inform on how to do the mydata crap! "


Everybody who has posted in the newb's secion, I really admire you. Simply because you're nice. And you stay nice. You know? Seesh...

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Neofish
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 07:27
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i agree. i knew stuff like that (the directory NOT DB) when 95 came out (i would be *counts* 9)

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David T
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 07:30
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Bah. Call me an extremist but I rarely give people code. I tell them how to go about solving things. Point them in the right direction.

Anyway one of the (best?) things I've had is somebody try to compile pseudocode. Great.

ps - Hawkeye you'll be pleased to know there's a driveable hovercraft in Merc 2

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 07:55
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I take the opposite tack - give them the code and a little help and let them work it out themselves - if they cant then they are noobies...


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The dude guy
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 08:46
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Hey I'm a newbie!

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Neofish
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 08:56
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yes but u mite be a good one (i have no idea), one that doesn't annoy everyone and learns without stealing demanding stuff and ur probably just new (not a n00b)

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i never spend over 15minutes in the noob forums cause i usually come out of it in a real bad mood and half the time i don't even post just see the spam the obvios mistakes it is like a night mare exept you don't just wake up anfd it all be gone

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Hawkeye
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 11:07
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I posted in the other thread again (just so you know)

@David T: aw RIGHT! Driveable things... booyah! Now if we could only persuade you to release that beta you've been holding...

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Mattman
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 12:16
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What really makes me mad is when people try to defend these n00bs.

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Kohaku
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 12:30
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Aren't you grounded? Go to your room now young man!

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JeBuS
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 12:48
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It's not just that he's a DB n00b, but he doesn't seem to understand directory paths either.
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Hawkeye
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2004 23:23
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Quote: " What really makes me mad is when people try to defend these n00bs."

Uhm, heh I guess I was standing up a bit there... I guess I'm just that nice kind of person

@TCA: That doesseems to be the correct method. It started as a simple "use LOAD OBJECT()" thingee, but it kinda grew. Next time it'll be a simple "use this command" instead of a lengthy tutorial like that. It's just alot more efficient If they can't fiqure it out, then a little help, sure. But not an epistle

@David T: No, that can't be true. Someone was idiotic enough to try and compile p-code? Great, that's just what we need

Anyways, enough ranting!
~Hawkeye

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Kentaree
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I used to spend a lot of time helping out newbies, and whenever I have a bit of time I still do, but a lot of them are starting to p*ss me off with their attitude. However, most of them are still curteous (sp?) enough when you help them, and I just tend to ignore the other ones.

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CattleRustler
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Posted: 3rd Sep 2004 02:49
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I will still help to a degree, but certain people have made a habit of getting me involved in some long-winded thing and then either disappearing, not caring, not saying thanks or whatever else. I help out alot less than I used to because of it. Powersoft/RichS comes to mind, altho I don't consider him a noob, and I will still talk with him on IRC - as far as help, I try to limit answers to a few words.


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David T
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Posted: 3rd Sep 2004 05:27
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Quote: "@David T: aw RIGHT! Driveable things... booyah! Now if we could only persuade you to release that beta you've been holding... "


Heehee, not for a while As I've said I want to get loads more things, like vegetation, in there.

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Posted: 3rd Sep 2004 11:43
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When you don't understand what directories are, you probably shouldn't be trying to program a computer game

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